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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio canadensis

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Description:

Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers and if it is the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail it has a number of broods. If it is the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail it only has one annual.

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Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis Papilio canadensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906


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bjohnson
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bjohnson

Maine, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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